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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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